At the end of each fiscal year, the Covington city commission adopts a priorities list that identifies the most important things they want to accomplish the following year. This time around, they include a new City Hall facility, parking, and the Brent Spence Bridge, among other things. The new fiscal year will begin on July […]
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New 4th Street Bridge project details shared with NKY business leaders
Kentucky state representatives and a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) official were on hand at the Grand Banquet Hall in Covington on Thursday to talk to Northern Kentucky business leaders about the progress of the 4th Street Bridge project, and unveil some new details. Those details included tentative timelines, the new design process and the estimated […]
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Juneteenth celebrations in Covington this weekend; city offices will be closed on Monday in recognition of holiday
Covington announced Thursday it is joining other local cities in a celebration of Juneteenth this weekend and recognizing it as an official city holiday on Monday, June 20. “Juneteenth is a significant day in our nation’s history,” City Manager Ken Smith said. “Many of us were taught that slavery ended with the Emancipation Proclamation, or […]
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Want to play golf with penguins from the Newport Aquarium?
Northern Kentuckians will soon have an opportunity to play with penguins and other aquatic animals at a charity golf outing. The WAVE Foundation, a nonprofit located at the Newport Aquarium, is hosting the 11th annual David Fulcher’s Putt for Penguins Celebrity Golf Outing on Monday, June 27 at Wetherington Golf and Country Club in West […]
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Grand Ave. entrance ramp to I-471 North in Campbell Co. to close for pavement repairs Thursday night
Grand Ave. (KY 1892 ) in Ft. Thomas to I-471 north will be closed Thursday night for a pavement repair project, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6 Office. The closure will start at 10 p.m., Thursday and work is expected to last until 5 a.m. Friday morning. There will be no signed detour. […]
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Changes approved for Covington’s Small Business Program, including creating a program for electric sign restoration
Covington city officials hope their tweaks to certain portions of its small business program guidelines will help attract new small businesses to the city and foster a better overall business environment. The Covington city commission approved multiple changes to the city’s Small Business Program at Tuesday night’s regularly scheduled legislative meeting. The changes will go […]
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Covington, Rumpke recommend residents set out cans the night before high heat index days
Torrential downpours followed by days of high humidity has caused certain public services in Covington to rethink their schedules in order to better accommodate workers. The City of Covington is recommending that residents set out their trash and recycling carts the night before trash pickup so that collectors can begin picking up trash an hour […]
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Covington approves two key Brent Spence agreements, giving city ‘seat at the table’
For years, Covington Mayor Joe Meyer has gone back and forth with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet over how the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project will affect the city, and how the city can better position itself to be an integral part of the project. Meyer said he has fought to make sure Covington doesn’t get […]
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Covington’s new economic development branding displayed outside IRS demolition site
Banners sporting Covington’s new economic development branding are now hanging on the fence surrounding the IRS building demolition site in Covington. This is one of the first times that Covington’s new economic development branding has been prominently displayed in public. City employees hung the banners at the 23-acre Central Riverfront Development site. The branding displayed […]
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Exit from westbound I-275 to Airport Connector to close until Thursday
The exit ramp from Interstate 275 westbound to the Airport Connector will be closed for pavement repair Tuesday evening, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Due to extreme heat, the 4B exit to KY 212 closure will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 14. Work is expected to last until 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon, June […]
